LEADERSHIP IS INFLUENCE

Leadership is developed, not discovered.

1 .Everyone Infuences someone
Sociologists tell us that even the most introvert individual will infuence ten
thousand other people during his or her lifetime! That means that all of us
are leading in some area while in other areas we are being led. All of us are
leaders or a follower in realizing our potential, as a leader is our true
responsibilities.
A prominent infuencer is there in every group this infuencer may change
with a diferent group of people or situation to become one of those infuenced
by another infuencer. Your infuence on a particular group will always
depend on the words matched with your action to this group, your level of
infuence will be raised with the acceptance of your words and resistance of
your adversaries in this particular group be it in business, ofce, church,
organization or your social circles. You will infuence the lives of the group as
their leader while another leader in a diferent situation may infuence you or
a diferent group.
Luke 21:15 niv For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your
adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
How true it is to use words of wisdom, which God puts into our mouth, and
we infuence the lives of thousands. The prominent leader of any group is
quite easily discovered, just observe whos opinion seems most valid, who do
people quickly agree with, who is the one others follow answer these question
and you will know the leader in your group and his infuence level.
2. We never know who or how much we infuence.
Hitler was a leader and so was Richard Nixon, John F.Kennedy, Winston
Churchill, Jesus of Nazareth, and Martin Luther King, Jr. all were leaders
with diferent value systems and management abilities, each had their
followers. Once you defne leadership as the ability to get followers, you work
backwards from that point or reference, to fgure out your ability to lead. Most
people confuse leadership with the ability to achieve a position, rank or title
and forget to get followers. Often Leaders with status and no followers
experience a life of frustrations and fail to develop their leadership skills. As a
Corporate Trainers i have assisted thousand of people to frst build up their
leadership skill and then attain followers in their work place, this helps them
to learn the levels of leadership. Our vision has been to help people identify
Leadership as infuence, nothing more nothing less
The efective way to understand the power of infuence is to think of the times
you have been touched by the infuence of a person or an event. Think also of
little things or people who infuenced you in a powerful way. I recall in 1997
when I met John Maxwell who spoke in our Church in Calcutta on
Leadership one of the most important statements he made was change the
Leader change the organization its so apparent in todays society when CEOs
and corporate leaders fail with their Integrity to bring shame and bankruptcy,
the fall of Enron WorldCom, Tyco, Barring Bank , Arthur Andersons , shook
the global economy only to reveal corrupt leadership. John infuenced my life
and changed my perception of infuence only to help me develop as a leader.
Always remember our plans are many, as leaders we wish to infuence all and
everyone who touch our lives but it will always be the Lords purpose, which
will prevail. Proverbs 19:21 niv Many are the plans in a mans heart, but it is
the Lords purpose that prevails.
True leaders never get threatened by potential leaders, and therefore the key
to success in any endeavor is the ability to lead others successfully. The
efectiveness of your work will never rise above your ability to lead and
infuence others. You cannot produce consistently on a level higher than your
leadership. In other words your leadership skills determine the level of your
success and the success of those who work around you.
3. The best investment in the future is a proper infuence today.
The issue is not whether you infuence someone. What needs to be
understood is what kind of an infuencer will you become. Are you growing as
a leader, are you raising potential leaders, are you willing to teach the
leadership principle to others, so that when you are not there the
organization keeps growing. The bear fact is that leadership opportunities
are plentiful and learning is within the reach of most people. you can make
the diference tomorrow by becoming a better leader today. As a leader in
position you are not to withhold the good from others when it is in your power
to act. Your infuence on people around you will develop the leaders around
you. Proverbs 3:27 niv Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when
it is in your power to act.
Therefore as a leader in your organization, ofce, business profession or
church you are not to hold back the good things from those who deserve them
just because you are in leadership position.
4. Infuence is a skill that can be developed.
Robert Dilenschneider, the CEO of Hill and Knowlton, a worldwide public
relation agency, is one of Americas major infuence brokers. He skillfully
weaves his persuasive magic in the Global arena where governments and
mega corporations meet. In his book entitled Power and Infuence he shares
the idea of the power triangle to help leaders get ahead in their leadership
levels. He says The three components of this triangle are communication,
recognition and infuence. You start to communicate efectively; this leads to
recognition and recognition in turn leads to infuence.
Prem Sarkar
President & CEO
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